Austin, John Mather. Golden Steps to Respectability, Usefulness, and Happiness, being a series of Lectures to Youth of both Sexes, on Character, Principles, Associates, Amusements, Religion, and Marriage. Auburn: Derby, Miller, and Company, 1851. Tenth Thousand. [11856]
Red publisher's cloth, binding is edge-worn, ends & corners frayed, 7 1/4 x 5 inches, tight. Frontispiece engraving of a young man and woman climbing the steps Integrity, Virtue, Usefulness, Truth, Honor, leading to Fame. 243 generally clean pp., a few pages with shadows from removed pressed flowers. Good. Hardcover.
John Mather Austin (1805-1880), was a prominent Universalist minister, the pastor of a congregation in Auburn, N. Y.
Six Lectures: The Value of a Good Education; The Principles and Purposes of Life; Selection of Associates; The Habits and Amusements; The Religious Sentiments; Marriage.
